Choose an electronic dog fence carefully to avoid hurting your pets

With many choices on the market today, pet owners need to pick an electronic dog fence that will do the job of containing their pets without harming them.  This is easier said than done, actually.  As is true with so many other things, with an electronic dog fence you often get what you pay for.  Unfortunately, it's your pets who will ultimately "pay" if you make a poor choice.

Important tips to help you choose an electronic dog fence to contain your pets safely

First, choose an electronic dog fence that emits a digital signal to the collars your pets wear.  This is important because analog signals from random radio noise can cause false triggers.

Next, an electronic dog fence system should give a warning tone before it administers any unpleasant shocks to your pets.  This is like the classic Pavlov experiments.  By associating the tone with the mild shock, your animals will not trigger the collar more than a few times at most, and never at the painful levels.  Soon just the loud noise will tell your dogs where the boundaries are.

If you opt for an underground electronic dog fence system, be sure to bury the line deep enough.  You don't want rainwater run-off or wild animals who dig to expose it.  This could potentially hurt your pets, especially if the fencing malfunctions and they get loose.

Finally, be sure to purchase only an electronic dog fence that offers an automatic shut-off, in case your pets get caught in the boundary zone for any reason.  And don't forget that these kinds of fencing systems only keep your dogs in.  They don't keep strays or wild animals out.  So regular supervision is important.

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